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Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous Track) Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21) - Windows

🗓️ 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous Track) Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21) - Windows. Vulnerabilities include multiple use-after-free errors, heap overflow errors, out-of-bounds write errors, and more

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader_dc_continuous";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.813660");
  script_version("2025-09-12T05:38:45+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-12782", "CVE-2018-5015", "CVE-2018-5028", "CVE-2018-5032",
                "CVE-2018-5036", "CVE-2018-5038", "CVE-2018-5040", "CVE-2018-5041",
                "CVE-2018-5045", "CVE-2018-5052", "CVE-2018-5058", "CVE-2018-5067",
                "CVE-2018-12785", "CVE-2018-12788", "CVE-2018-12798", "CVE-2018-5009",
                "CVE-2018-5011", "CVE-2018-5065", "CVE-2018-12756", "CVE-2018-12770",
                "CVE-2018-12772", "CVE-2018-12773", "CVE-2018-12776", "CVE-2018-12783",
                "CVE-2018-12791", "CVE-2018-12792", "CVE-2018-12796", "CVE-2018-12797",
                "CVE-2018-5020", "CVE-2018-5021", "CVE-2018-5042", "CVE-2018-5059",
                "CVE-2018-5064", "CVE-2018-5069", "CVE-2018-5070", "CVE-2018-12754",
                "CVE-2018-12755", "CVE-2018-12758", "CVE-2018-12760", "CVE-2018-12771",
                "CVE-2018-12787", "CVE-2018-12802", "CVE-2018-5010", "CVE-2018-12803",
                "CVE-2018-5014", "CVE-2018-5016", "CVE-2018-5017", "CVE-2018-5018",
                "CVE-2018-5019", "CVE-2018-5022", "CVE-2018-5023", "CVE-2018-5024",
                "CVE-2018-5025", "CVE-2018-5026", "CVE-2018-5027", "CVE-2018-5029",
                "CVE-2018-5031", "CVE-2018-5033", "CVE-2018-5035", "CVE-2018-5039",
                "CVE-2018-5044", "CVE-2018-5046", "CVE-2018-5047", "CVE-2018-5048",
                "CVE-2018-5049", "CVE-2018-5050", "CVE-2018-5051", "CVE-2018-5053",
                "CVE-2018-5054", "CVE-2018-5055", "CVE-2018-5056", "CVE-2018-5060",
                "CVE-2018-5061", "CVE-2018-5062", "CVE-2018-5063", "CVE-2018-5066",
                "CVE-2018-5068", "CVE-2018-12757", "CVE-2018-12761", "CVE-2018-12762",
                "CVE-2018-12763", "CVE-2018-12764", "CVE-2018-12765", "CVE-2018-12766",
                "CVE-2018-12767", "CVE-2018-12768", "CVE-2018-12774", "CVE-2018-12777",
                "CVE-2018-12779", "CVE-2018-12780", "CVE-2018-12781", "CVE-2018-12786",
                "CVE-2018-12789", "CVE-2018-12790", "CVE-2018-12795", "CVE-2018-5057",
                "CVE-2018-12793", "CVE-2018-12794", "CVE-2018-5012", "CVE-2018-5030",
                "CVE-2018-5034", "CVE-2018-5037", "CVE-2018-5043", "CVE-2018-12784");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-12 05:38:45 +0000 (Fri, 12 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-08-21 16:20:00 +0000 (Wed, 21 Aug 2019)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-07-12 13:11:59 +0530 (Thu, 12 Jul 2018)");
  script_name("Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous Track) Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21) - Windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous Track) is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:

  - A double free error.

  - Multiple heap overflow errors.

  - Multiple use-after-free errors.

  - Multiple out-of-bounds write errors.

  - A security bypass error.

  - Multiple out-of-bounds read errors.

  - Multiple type confusion errors.

  - An untrusted pointer dereference error.

  - MUltiple buffer errors.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an
  attacker to gain escalated privileges, disclose sensitive information,
  execute arbitrary code on affected system and take control of the affected
  system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous Track)
  2018.011.20040 and earlier versions on Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Continuous
  version 2018.011.20055 or later. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_adobe_acrobat_reader_dc_cont_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Adobe/Acrobat/ReaderDC/Continuous/Win/Ver");
  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

##2018.011.20055 == 18.011.20055
if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"18.011.20055")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"18.011.20055 (2018.011.20055)", install_path:path);
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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12 Sep 2025 00:00Current
8.6High risk
Vulners AI Score8.6
CVSS 39.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.31544
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